Shoe lace



Oct. 22, 1935. C CZAJKOWSK] 2,018,054

SHOE LACE Filed Oct. 2'7, 1934 INVENTOR.

MW W

Patented Oct. 22, 1935 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE A 4 Claims.

' the other end of the lace flared or widened so that this widened endwill not pass through the eyelet.

Still another object of my invention is the provisions of a shoe lacehaving one of the ends pointed and the other end flared which, when usedin connection with drawing the uppers of a shoe together, will securelyhold the uppers around the ankle of the wearer without the necessity ofthe usual procedure of tying the ends of the lace in a knot.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in thefeatures of the construc-' tion, combination and arrangement of parts aswill be hereinafter more fully described in detail, illustrated in theaccompanying drawing, which discloses the preferred embodiment of theinvention, and pointed out in the claims hereunto appended.

In the accompanying drawing:

Fig. 1 illustrates my lace attached to a shoe.

Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view in the line 22 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a view showing how one end of my shoe lace eventuallyterminates in a thin disc to be held within the shoe upper.

Fig. 4 shows a general view of my shoe lace.

Referring to the drawing in detail, in which similar characters refer tosimilar parts throughout the several views, the numeral 5 denotes theusual shoe lace preferably made from cotton, silk, buckskin, etc., oneend of the lace being pointed as at 6, while the other end of the laceis flared or widened as at I, this widening or thickening being easilyaccomplished in any well known man- ,ner.

Fig. 1 illustrates the lace attached to a shoe 8,

the uppers 9 being drawn together by passing the lace 5 through theeyelets III in the following manner: The sharpened point 6 of the laceis first passed through eyelet IDA from the inside, so that the flaredend 1 of the lace projects as shown, the flared end being too thick topass through the eyelet and incidentally forming a convenient flngergrip as will be readily understood.

The pointed end 6 of the lace is then again passed through eyelet I DA,so that a loop II is formed, the rest of the lace, with pointed endfirst, being alternately passed from an eyelet on one side to an eyeleton the other side of the shoe as illustrated. The tip of the lace 5eventually projects through the inner side of eyelet I 03, 5

after which the lace is passed through a slit l2 in the thin metal disci3, the slit l2 defining a tongue it which, when the lace 5 passesthrough the slit i2, is pressed tightly down on the lace, thus securelyholding it. When the lace is pulled 10 tight, the disc l3 will assume aposition close to the inner side of eyelet IOB as illustrated in Fig. 1,and preventing the lace from pulling out. The excess lace, including thetip 6, is then cut off close to the disc l3. 15 In order to tighten theuppers 9, all that is necessary is to pull upward on the lace 5 from theloop I l, and when the proper degree of tension is secured, the otherend of the loop-nearest to flared end 1 is pulled, thus wedging theflared 80 end 1 against the lace passing through eyelet 10A andpreventing the lace from loosening. In order to loosen the uppers 9, thefingers grasp the flared end I, pulling out some of the slack in loopll, thus loosening the wedge like grip on that part of 25 the lacepassing through eyelet WA and permitting more of the slack in loop II tobe taken up in the various loops, from eyelet to eyelet in opposinguppers, thus separating the uppers and permitting the shoe to be removedfrom the foot.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the drawing, itwill be apparent that I have evolved a shoe lace which is moreconvenient to operate than the usual type of shoe lace, eliminatingtying the usual bow, eliminating frequent accidental untying of the-bow,eliminates necessity of untying fouled knots in the bow, and facilitatespolishing of shoes.

What is claimed is! o 1. In a shoe lace provided with a pointed tip onone end and a flared portion on the other end, the method of attachingsaid lace to a shoe by passing the pointed end through an upper eyeletso that the flared end only projects, the rest of 45 the lace passingthrough eyelets on opposing uppers alternately, means for securing thepointed. end of thlace to a lower eyelet, and a loop formed by the laceat the upper eyelet.

2. In a shoe lace provided with a pointed tip 50 on one end and a flaredportion on the other end, the method of attaching said lace to a shoe bypassing the pointed end through an upp eyelet so that the flared endonly projects, the rest of the lace passing through eyelets on opposinguppers alternately, "means for securing-the pointed end or the lace to alower eyelet, a loop formed by the lace at the upper eyelet, and meansfor tightening or loosening the uppers by adjusting the slack in saidloop.

3. In a shoe lace provided with a pointed tip on one end and a flaredportion on the other end, the method oi! attaching said lace to a shoeby passing the pointed end through an upper eyelet so that the flaredend' only projects, the rest of the lace passing through eyelets onopposing uppers alternately, means for securing the pointed end of thelace to a lower eyelet, and means for securing the lace in said adjustedposition by pulling the flared end into the upper eyelet so as to wedgethe lace within said eyelet.

4. In a shoe lace provided with a pointed tip on one end and a flaredportion on the other end, the

method of attaching said lace to a shoe by pass- 5 ing the pointed endthrough an upper eyelet, so that the flared end only projects, the restof the lace passing through eyelets on opposing uppers alternately, aslotted disc within the shoe at a lower eyelet, passing the pointed endof the lace 10 through the said slot and cutting 01! said lace near tosaid disc, and means for securing said lace to said disc by closing saidslot in said disc.

CLEMENS CZAJKOWSKI.

